Subj: LET IT SNOW!!#5 Date: 94-07-13 14:52:55 EDT From: L7s

LET IT SNOW!!#5 (general info pertaining to show Preparation and stage crew Perspiration) Since the idea of having a snow scene was conceived it has been a logistical pain in the tushy. Donita first came up with the idea to have snow falling on the stage while we played. Great idea, bad mess. It then evolved to painting our gear white and having a back drop depicting a winter scene (you know, the oil paintings usually found in motels, with snow caped mountains, big ol’ evergreens and a little hunting lodge off in the distance with the chimney going full force). Then one day while Suzi and Donita were driving to our practice room in North Hollywood, they passed a store front that displayed a fifteen foot pink snowman. Ideal they thought but never really pursued it. It was Suzi who returned to the area a week later to pick up some drapes at a secondhand store. This store happened to be next to the snowman shop. She decided to check it out. The place was a prop house run by a man named Mark Canepa. Sue told him the snow scene idea and inquired about the cost of the snowman out front. It turns out (destiny is a powerful thing) that he designs (among other things) snow sets for malls during the holidays. We hired him on the spot. I mentioned earlier the problems we have faced with this set. The Lollapalooza crew hate it and for good reason, it is a pain in the ass, but it looks so cool! Their was a threat at one point to bail the snow, but we basically said LOOK…. “No SNOWman no SHOWman!” “NO ice NO dice!” “The SNOW must go ON!” “NO drifts NO riffs!” “NO snow NO show!” “No frost get LOST!”

AND our snow tech, Double O, “The hardest working man in SNOWbusiness” would like to add… “Theres no business like SNOW business!!!!!”

Subj: CREW point of VIEW… Date: 94-07-13 14:47:51 EDT From: L7s

CREW point of VIEW/more on Lost Wages…#4 (Information pertaining to July 6-July 8) Have you noticed I started numbering the entries for easier sorting? Cool? well then, I thought to spice things up I would have various other people from the the entourage kick down their two cents every once in a while. Some stuff will be redundant, sorry, but everyone has their own special moments and perspectives and I figure that will add a new spin on things (besides it will take the heat off of me every now and then). Lenny was the first person I thought of. He’s the one in our group that is motivated enough to find all the cool thrift stores, record stores, and collector shops. He’s big on finding good deals and is a great dancer. We are working out swing dancing routines in our spare moments. This is Lenny’s take on the first few days of this tour…

A pair of 50s salt and pepper shakers and a ceramic green thing were the only conquest from around 9 Las Vegas thrift stores. Depressing. Hot, sweaty days were cooled down by a refreshing water park across from our hotel. Full of Chlorine, urine; Rad Fun! Mr. Warmth himself, Don Rickles, is a legend and I saw him! That’s what Las Vegas means to me. Oh yeah it’s also where Lollapalooza ’94 kicked off. We now have a day off before the second show, Denver, and this town’s thrift community has offered up much more then Vegas. Quite pleasing. Our camp is a happy one. Everyone is in harmony. Should make for a pleasant tour. The crowds seem to like the drum sounds I’ve given them. I haven’t met that many of the other people on the tour yet but everyone seems cool so far. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds of all people have befriended us. Anyways that’s about it for now. LENNY D.

Let Me Introduce the Band..”SUzi meet DEe…”#3 (non-dated material)#3 This injection is designed to give you an idea about who we are, the names, the sights, the smells, the sounds, if you will… Suzi Gardner (L7 guitarist and vocalist), Dave Ratt (soundperson), Joe Double-O’Neil (SnowRangler, HinkleyTech and stageminder), Donita Sparks (L7 vocalist and guitarist), John Brubaker ( guitar techie), Demetra Plakas (L7 goddess of thunder-drummer), Rod Doak (tour manager, distributor of the meal tickets), Lenny Douglas (drum tech and quite the dancer), Jennifer Finch (that would be me and I play bass and sing), Dean Menta (bass tech for the first few shows), Dav Michael (assistant creator of the snow scene and on the road for the first few shows) and Craig All our bus driver who we are stealing from Pearl Jam.

STINKY LOG STARDATE July 4th – 6th We said goodbye to our friends, dads, lovers and dogs on, Monday July 4th and headed easton the 10 freeway. The first show and the pre-show rehearsals are in Las Vegas and you know what that means!! Ka-ching! Ka-ching! (more…)